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[weremongoose]

[Barabas appears on the video -- fully clothed, thank you -- with a sedate expression, cordial enough. Bright red hair is less styled than he'd prefer it (his kingdom for decent hair product, really) but he still looks sharp, put together. He's set his watch somewhere so that he's in fame, seated at a table, from about the chest up, hands folded in front of him.]

Hello. I've already met some of you, but for those of you I haven't had the pleasure of encountering yet, my name is Barabas. Everyone seems fairly alive, which is better than the alternative. There's a new vacation spot in town, complete with an off-brand Loch Ness Monster. What more could anyone ask for?

[He spreads his hands.]

As... charming... as this place is, there is a disturbing lack of information infrastructure. Even Astoria doesn't quite seem to be able to keep track of who is coming and going at all times -- since the last bunch of us were apparently unexpected guests. I don't exactly find that reassuring. It does not make me feel warm and fuzzy.

[At all.]

In that vein, I think we should address this, put in place some way to keep track of who is here, who is no longer here, the abilities we each possess. [He ticks these items off on his fingers.] And a collection of information of the places that Astoria has sent us, and the general outcome of each trip. And really any other useful things to know, for all of us, and those who may be brought here in the future.

[A smile now, no teeth, but still pleasant.] Sadly, I'm only one man, so I suppose what I'm looking for is twofold:

First, would anyone be willing to help gather and compile this data?

Second, those of you who've been here longer than I have, perhaps we can chat about your experiences.

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[insubordination]

[ collection of information and the general outcome of each trip, roy can get on board with. keeping a list of people and their powers . . . it puts a bad taste in his mouth, but he supposes he can understand the point of it. in times of crisis, it would be important to know.

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Asking people to offer up their private information to a stranger, especially their power, is a lot to ask. [ roy doesn't sound opposed to the idea, but his own power could easily be abused for something terrible, and roy likes keeping it to himself unless he actually needs to use it. ] But as for the worlds and outcomes, I think that could be universally used, particularly for new individuals who need to be caught up quickly on what we may be expected to do.

[ he pauses. ]

I've been here since the first mission, so I can share what I know, and offer suggestions on who else may be useful to talk to.

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[spaceforged]

Glad to see you're alive, Barabas. I can tell you about the previous worlds we've been to.

[Compared to the last time they talked Shiro looks about the same as their first talk. He sits with a mug cradled in his hands and a small smile on his face.]

Ask the questions, I'll recount it.

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[dadandgone]

[Hughes likes people who like gathering information. He knows he and a few others have various notes and observations being made, records being kept. He has to admit though, that they haven't really compared notes or consolidated much. Hughes is eager to help as always.]

Hello Barabas, I'm Maes Hughes. I like the way you think as I'm pretty sure a few of us have definitely been making note of things that have gone on. Of course, the difficult part, as you said, is that we don't really have a way to compile and track those things. I worked Investigations back home and spent a lot of time working with records and in libraries -- so I'd like to offer my assistance with this project if you're still looking for someone to help compile data.

[And while paperwork might not be his favorite thing, he is pretty good at it. Otherwise he wouldn't have a desk job the way he does or be as good at what he does for that matter.]

Making a list of who is here would be easy enough -- given the listing already on our devices. What will be more difficult is back tracking and interviewing everyone to see if we can compile a list of those how have gone before us.

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[hackedhistory]

[Zari's not really a researcher or a team player but ...]

I have a tablet, if you need something to compile information on.

[unrecovered]

A magic index can be used against the people who are on it. If they want to volunteer, fine, but I wouldn't go digging.

[Not that Wash has a vested interest in that or anything.]

Other than that, I can help. I was on the Struxta mission... [He pauses, briefly weighing the pros and cons of continuing, and makes his decision.] ...and I have an eidetic memory, so that's helpful.

[resistivity]

( he agrees with barabas, of course. organization and allocation of resources is something very near and dear to this city detective's heart, but.

well, he also agrees with roy. and barabas didn't exactly provide enough information about himself that mako would just jump at the opportunity to trust him immediately. also, they didn't speak, but barabas might recognize mako's username... )

Why don't you tell us what your abilities are, to start? I don't think I'm alone in saying I'd prefer not to disclose what I can do to a relative stranger who isn't offering anything in return.

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[cakebuffet]

Before everyone got sick, Ling and I were hoping to find a way to help newcomers whenever they showed up— make sure they had basic necessities and everything on hand, and people who were willing to help them settle in. I have some information about other Circle members from that, but I don't feel right handing it over without their permission— still, proof enough that they're willing to offer it, right?

[Right! The rest of it, however, she can help with herself.]

If you wanted to talk about experiences, though, I was with the first batch of people to show up here at the temple.